Cup of Water, by Silas Vriend, originally uploaded by Origami Weekly.

Hey, it's week 18, and we've got something a little different-- Silas Vreind's cup, which is made from a 16-sided polygon! For the record, that's called a hexadecagon.

I folded it from 6 inch kami for the photo, but I recommend using something a little bigger for your first try. Letter paper or A4 should be fine.

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Gaudi Cube, by Andrew Hudson, originally uploaded by Origami Weekly.

Week 17. Three weeks left before my school gets out for the year-- so I'm busy performing and studying for finals, instead of diagramming like I should be. I need to get my priorities straight! :-P

This week I've made a variation on an earlier design of mine, and diagrammed them both-- I hope you enjoy folding them!

The original model can be folded easily out of 6" kami or printer paper, but I recommend at least 15 inch kami or foil for the variation. There are a lot of layers, and it gets kind of small. (I did it with 10", but then I've been doing a lot of small folding recently)

Diagrams here. Have fun folding!

Cassowary - Sebastian Arellano, originally uploaded by Origami Weekly.

This week we have Sebastian Arellano's Cassowary.

When I first received these diagrams, I have to admit I was slightly disappointed reading through the folding sequence on page 2... until I saw where it was going! There is a very cool trick used to give the body its volume and shape.  In fact, page 3 is just filled with great stuff!  And how often do you see an origami Cassowary!

Cassowary - Sebastian Arellano

The version in the photo above was folded by Sebastian himself. I folded one too, but I don't have any black paper ready, and white/yellow origami paper just could not do this giant wingless bird justice.

Enjoy!

And as always, we'd love to see your photos! Also, remember to return for next week's installment of Origami Weekly!

--Jared